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http://news.yahoo.com/education/ Get the latest Education news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking education news, including analysis and opinion on top Education stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedSat, 08 Sep 2012 02:20:09 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/education/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifAs the clock ticks down to a planned Sept. 10 teachers strike in Chicago, teachers unions and battles over school choice are gaining higher profiles nationally.http://news.yahoo.com/school-choice-movement-raises-public-profile-chicago-strike-062009265.htmlSat, 08 Sep 2012 02:20:09 -0400The Daily Callerschool-choice-movement-raises-public-profile-chicago-strike-062009265The Chicago Teachers Union and district officials said they will negotiate through the weekend, if necessary, to try to avoid a strike on Monday. Teachers are ready to walk off the job for the first time in 25 years over issues that include pay raises, job security and teacher evaluations.http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-teachers-ready-strike-hoping-deal-225515385.htmlFri, 07 Sep 2012 20:51:43 -0400Associated Presschicago-teachers-ready-strike-hoping-deal-225515385<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/food-environment-schools-getting-bit-better-201104892.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Qm1CzJfNWx4o9POD1FNmgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-09-07T201104Z_1_CBRE8861K2M00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Students get their lunch from a salad bar at the school cafeteria as some of more than 8,000lbs of locally grown broccoli from a partnership between Farm to School and Healthy School Meals is served at Marston Middle School in San Diego" align="left" title="Students get their lunch from a salad bar at the school cafeteria as some of more than 8,000lbs of locally grown broccoli from a partnership between Farm to School and Healthy School Meals is served at Marston Middle School in San Diego" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. schools took small steps toward encouraging students to make healthier food choices between 2006 and 2010, but there&#039;s still a lot of room for improvement, according to a new study. Researchers found that on a scale from zero to 100, public schools collectively increased the score for the healthiness of their food environments by about 3 points, while private schools increased their score by 5 points. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/food-environment-schools-getting-bit-better-201104892.htmlFri, 07 Sep 2012 16:11:04 -0400Reutersfood-environment-schools-getting-bit-better-201104892<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/food-environment-schools-getting-bit-better-201104892.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Qm1CzJfNWx4o9POD1FNmgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-09-07T201104Z_1_CBRE8861K2M00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Students get their lunch from a salad bar at the school cafeteria as some of more than 8,000lbs of locally grown broccoli from a partnership between Farm to School and Healthy School Meals is served at Marston Middle School in San Diego" align="left" title="Students get their lunch from a salad bar at the school cafeteria as some of more than 8,000lbs of locally grown broccoli from a partnership between Farm to School and Healthy School Meals is served at Marston Middle School in San Diego" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - U.S. schools took small steps toward encouraging students to make healthier food choices between 2006 and 2010, but there&#039;s still a lot of room for improvement, according to a new study. Researchers found that on a scale from zero to 100, public schools collectively increased the score for the healthiness of their food environments by about 3 points, while private schools increased their score by 5 points. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Hong Kong bills itself as one of Asia?s most diverse cities and is home to a sizable population of non-ethnic Chinese minorities, but many of them educated at local public schools are unable to read and speak Chinese.http://news.yahoo.com/happens-graduate-hong-kong-cant-speak-chinese-155904175.htmlFri, 07 Sep 2012 11:59:04 -0400Christian Science Monitorhappens-graduate-hong-kong-cant-speak-chinese-155904175Public schools chief Tom Luna detailed Thursday a proposed budget for next year that increases teacher base pay by $14.8 million, restoring the last of funding that was being shifted from salaries to help pay for his education overhaul.http://news.yahoo.com/lunas-budget-next-boosts-teacher-pay-130320006--finance.htmlFri, 07 Sep 2012 09:03:20 -0400Associated Presslunas-budget-next-boosts-teacher-pay-130320006--financeWith an intake drawn from more than 150 countries at last count, London?s Metropolitan University has long been a magnet for overseas students attracted not only by the world-class reputation of Britain?s higher-education system but the prospect of going to school in one of the world?s most multicultural cities.http://news.yahoo.com/londons-metropolitan-university-higher-ed-door-too-easy-192400568.htmlThu, 06 Sep 2012 15:24:00 -0400Christian Science Monitorlondons-metropolitan-university-higher-ed-door-too-easy-192400568Texas Schools Grow Larger, Poorer: Hispanics became the majority of students in Texas public schools for the first time in 2011 and their numbers are expected to grow without any financial support to accommodate for it, the Texas Tribune reports. For the first time since the public schools system was modernized in 1949, the state legislature opted not to finance enrollment growth, a sign that the state?s schools will only grow poorer as the student population is expected to rise to 9 million in 2050. ...http://news.yahoo.com/diversity-roundup-texas-schools-grow-larger-more-hispanic-090729890--politics.htmlThu, 06 Sep 2012 05:07:29 -0400National Journaldiversity-roundup-texas-schools-grow-larger-more-hispanic-090729890--politicsCHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Teachers Union, which has vowed to strike next week without a new contract, filed unfair labor practice charges against the Chicago school system on Wednesday, ratcheting up pressure on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to make concessions as a key deadline looms. The union also said on Wednesday it would not extend the Monday strike deadline if no contract agreement is reached with the city. ...http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-teachers-union-increases-pressure-strike-deadline-looms-040027163.htmlThu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:27 -0400Reuterschicago-teachers-union-increases-pressure-strike-deadline-looms-040027163<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-supports-prayer-schools-states-agree-202650028--election.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3p.JlfHTIvXo2LxpL1up5Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9a55a5cc0fc053191a0f6a7067002d64.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., arrives at a campaign event at the Dallas County Courthouse in Adel, Iowa, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" align="left" title="Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., arrives at a campaign event at the Dallas County Courthouse in Adel, Iowa, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0" /></a>Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan said Wednesday that he supports prayer in public schools.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-supports-prayer-schools-states-agree-202650028--election.htmlWed, 05 Sep 2012 16:59:08 -0400Associated Pressryan-supports-prayer-schools-states-agree-202650028--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ryan-supports-prayer-schools-states-agree-202650028--election.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3p.JlfHTIvXo2LxpL1up5Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9a55a5cc0fc053191a0f6a7067002d64.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., arrives at a campaign event at the Dallas County Courthouse in Adel, Iowa, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" align="left" title="Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., arrives at a campaign event at the Dallas County Courthouse in Adel, Iowa, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)" border="0" /></a>Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan said Wednesday that he supports prayer in public schools.</p><br clear="all"/>Schools across the country will mark the anniversary of the September 11 attacks next week with memorials, moments of silence, and special lesson plans. Teaching high school students about 9/11 and its aftermath is a lofty task, as most students were not old enough to remember and understand the attacks, and many educators will need to wade through the emotions and stereotypes already woven into the narrative.http://news.yahoo.com/high-schools-teachers-address-post-9-11-stereotypes-160202006.htmlWed, 05 Sep 2012 12:02:02 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPhigh-schools-teachers-address-post-9-11-stereotypes-160202006TORONTO (Reuters) - Desire2Learn Inc, a Canadian technology company that develops online learning systems, said on Tuesday that it secured $80 million in venture funding to help strengthen its infrastructure and boost its prospects for growth. The privately held company is based in Ontario's Kitchener-Waterloo area, near BlackBerry maker Research In Motion . Desire2Learn said the backing comes from U.S. venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates and OMERS Ventures - the venture capital arm of Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, one of Canada's largest pension fund managers. ...http://news.yahoo.com/desire2learn-raises-80-million-venture-funding-214201380--sector.htmlTue, 04 Sep 2012 19:29:35 -0400Reutersdesire2learn-raises-80-million-venture-funding-214201380--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/worse-hungry-kids-fat-kids-174040735.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/roouo.pUQa.YngRNrl5iyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Which_Is_Worse__Hungry_Kids-3179031b43f60b26de404a66c4865454" width="130" height="86" alt="Which Is Worse? Hungry Kids or Fat Kids?" align="left" title="Which Is Worse? Hungry Kids or Fat Kids?" border="0" /></a>The latest conflict over New York City school cafeterias has the city?dishing out fewer calories than federal nutrition guidelines recommend, leading critics to argue that the city is more worried about fat kids than starving ones.?&quot;Our mentality is to feed food to children, not nutrients to astronauts,&quot; the New York Department of Education&#039;s Eric S. Goldstein told Baker. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/worse-hungry-kids-fat-kids-174040735.htmlTue, 04 Sep 2012 13:40:40 -0400The Atlantic Wireworse-hungry-kids-fat-kids-174040735<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/worse-hungry-kids-fat-kids-174040735.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/roouo.pUQa.YngRNrl5iyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Which_Is_Worse__Hungry_Kids-3179031b43f60b26de404a66c4865454" width="130" height="86" alt="Which Is Worse? Hungry Kids or Fat Kids?" align="left" title="Which Is Worse? Hungry Kids or Fat Kids?" border="0" /></a>The latest conflict over New York City school cafeterias has the city?dishing out fewer calories than federal nutrition guidelines recommend, leading critics to argue that the city is more worried about fat kids than starving ones.?&quot;Our mentality is to feed food to children, not nutrients to astronauts,&quot; the New York Department of Education&#039;s Eric S. Goldstein told Baker. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Pretend you're a high school student getting your nightly Facebook fix. As you scroll through your news feed, what do you see? Photos, gossip, YouTube videos, and calculus homework.http://news.yahoo.com/magic-pen-helps-high-school-teachers-dig-deeper-152740325.htmlTue, 04 Sep 2012 11:27:40 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPmagic-pen-helps-high-school-teachers-dig-deeper-152740325Forget the days of bringing an item for show and tell.http://news.yahoo.com/why-thousands-k-12-teachers-turning-schooltube-235000772.htmlMon, 03 Sep 2012 19:50:00 -0400Takepart.comwhy-thousands-k-12-teachers-turning-schooltube-235000772<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-lifeline-schools-brace-strike-162947489.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uKbAyDcusRRbZmCbLY4gYA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4627febbdc8a24181a0f6a706700d587.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 photo, Emily Ponce, 8, a second-grader at Manuel Perez Jr. Elementary School, in Chicago&#039;s predominantly Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood, watches her brother Jose Ponce, 13, a Perez eighth-grader, as he talks about the chance of a teachers strike. Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said more than 26,000 teachers and support staff in the nation&#039;s third-largest school district don&#039;t want to strike, but are prepared to do so for the first time in 25 years. It would be the first big-city strike since Detroit teachers walked off the job for 16 days in 2006. The last Chicago teacher strike was in 1987 and lasted 19 days. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)" align="left" title="In this Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 photo, Emily Ponce, 8, a second-grader at Manuel Perez Jr. Elementary School, in Chicago&#039;s predominantly Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood, watches her brother Jose Ponce, 13, a Perez eighth-grader, as he talks about the chance of a teachers strike. Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said more than 26,000 teachers and support staff in the nation&#039;s third-largest school district don&#039;t want to strike, but are prepared to do so for the first time in 25 years. It would be the first big-city strike since Detroit teachers walked off the job for 16 days in 2006. The last Chicago teacher strike was in 1987 and lasted 19 days. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)" border="0" /></a>Elfega Cazares isn&#039;t taking sides in the standoff between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools over contract talks. Like many of the immigrant parents in the city&#039;s Pilsen neighborhood, she knows her children stand to lose the most if teachers walk off the job next Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-lifeline-schools-brace-strike-162947489.htmlMon, 03 Sep 2012 17:32:56 -0400Associated Presschicago-lifeline-schools-brace-strike-162947489<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-lifeline-schools-brace-strike-162947489.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uKbAyDcusRRbZmCbLY4gYA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4627febbdc8a24181a0f6a706700d587.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 photo, Emily Ponce, 8, a second-grader at Manuel Perez Jr. Elementary School, in Chicago&#039;s predominantly Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood, watches her brother Jose Ponce, 13, a Perez eighth-grader, as he talks about the chance of a teachers strike. Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said more than 26,000 teachers and support staff in the nation&#039;s third-largest school district don&#039;t want to strike, but are prepared to do so for the first time in 25 years. It would be the first big-city strike since Detroit teachers walked off the job for 16 days in 2006. The last Chicago teacher strike was in 1987 and lasted 19 days. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)" align="left" title="In this Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 photo, Emily Ponce, 8, a second-grader at Manuel Perez Jr. Elementary School, in Chicago&#039;s predominantly Hispanic Pilsen neighborhood, watches her brother Jose Ponce, 13, a Perez eighth-grader, as he talks about the chance of a teachers strike. Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said more than 26,000 teachers and support staff in the nation&#039;s third-largest school district don&#039;t want to strike, but are prepared to do so for the first time in 25 years. It would be the first big-city strike since Detroit teachers walked off the job for 16 days in 2006. The last Chicago teacher strike was in 1987 and lasted 19 days. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)" border="0" /></a>Elfega Cazares isn&#039;t taking sides in the standoff between the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools over contract talks. Like many of the immigrant parents in the city&#039;s Pilsen neighborhood, she knows her children stand to lose the most if teachers walk off the job next Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>School day wake-up calls recorded by celebrities. Weekend makeup classes. Contests with laptop computers, private concerts and cars as prizes.http://news.yahoo.com/attendance-push-prized-students-educators-133942393.htmlMon, 03 Sep 2012 09:42:04 -0400Associated Pressattendance-push-prized-students-educators-133942393<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/beyond-weddings-roses-moons-us-influence-214533467.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qaxmTASVNUFzqQBauKzf7Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4f048099c25d0a181a0f6a7067008e01.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 29, 1997 file photo, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, center left, and his wife Hak Ja Han Moon officiate a mass wedding ceremony during at RFK Stadium in Washington. Moon, self-proclaimed messiah who founded the Unification Church, has died at age 92 church officials said Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 29, 1997 file photo, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, center left, and his wife Hak Ja Han Moon officiate a mass wedding ceremony during at RFK Stadium in Washington. Moon, self-proclaimed messiah who founded the Unification Church, has died at age 92 church officials said Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>The mass weddings at Madison Square Garden and the roses sold by eager evangelists on street corners may be the most enduring images of Rev. Sun Myung Moon&#039;s Unification Church in the United States.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/beyond-weddings-roses-moons-us-influence-214533467.htmlSun, 02 Sep 2012 18:16:06 -0400Associated Pressbeyond-weddings-roses-moons-us-influence-214533467<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/beyond-weddings-roses-moons-us-influence-214533467.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qaxmTASVNUFzqQBauKzf7Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4f048099c25d0a181a0f6a7067008e01.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 29, 1997 file photo, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, center left, and his wife Hak Ja Han Moon officiate a mass wedding ceremony during at RFK Stadium in Washington. Moon, self-proclaimed messiah who founded the Unification Church, has died at age 92 church officials said Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 29, 1997 file photo, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, center left, and his wife Hak Ja Han Moon officiate a mass wedding ceremony during at RFK Stadium in Washington. Moon, self-proclaimed messiah who founded the Unification Church, has died at age 92 church officials said Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>The mass weddings at Madison Square Garden and the roses sold by eager evangelists on street corners may be the most enduring images of Rev. Sun Myung Moon&#039;s Unification Church in the United States.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/teachers-play-truant-indias-schools-144642768.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Nl3DvYL.6eJTvr59E.wqDQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1346596957414-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Indian school children read in a classroom at a government school in Bagpath district in Uttar Pradesh" align="left" title="Indian school children read in a classroom at a government school in Bagpath district in Uttar Pradesh" border="0" /></a>On any given day in a state primary school in India, up to one in four teachers is missing. The cost for a country that sees its young population as its ticket to superpower status is huge.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/teachers-play-truant-indias-schools-144642768.htmlSun, 02 Sep 2012 10:46:42 -0400AFPteachers-play-truant-indias-schools-144642768<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/teachers-play-truant-indias-schools-144642768.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Nl3DvYL.6eJTvr59E.wqDQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1346596957414-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Indian school children read in a classroom at a government school in Bagpath district in Uttar Pradesh" align="left" title="Indian school children read in a classroom at a government school in Bagpath district in Uttar Pradesh" border="0" /></a>On any given day in a state primary school in India, up to one in four teachers is missing. The cost for a country that sees its young population as its ticket to superpower status is huge.</p><br clear="all"/>In early 2008, Joshua Foromera was a talented Zimbabwean high school graduate living as a refugee in South Africa. He fled Zimbabwe because of political and economic collapse, seeking higher education opportunities.http://news.yahoo.com/back-school-rural-africa-ivy-league-120004477.htmlSun, 02 Sep 2012 08:00:04 -0400Christian Science Monitorback-school-rural-africa-ivy-league-120004477PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona has agreed to offer targeted reading and writing instruction to tens of thousands of public school students who were wrongly denied services under an English Language Learner program, the Justice Department said on Friday. The settlement resolves a complaint filed with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights and the Department of Justice that students had been incorrectly identified as fluent in English over the past five school years or prematurely moved out of the language assistance program. ...http://news.yahoo.com/arizona-reaches-deal-over-education-english-language-learners-232951190.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 19:29:51 -0400Reutersarizona-reaches-deal-over-education-english-language-learners-232951190<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-democrats-talk-jobs-college-graduates-191200439.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ze18RcZ96.ZEP8ei_iYPsA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2489576.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="First Person: Democrats Should Talk About Jobs for College Graduates" align="left" title="First Person: Democrats Should Talk About Jobs for College Graduates" border="0" /></a>Yahoo! News asked voters to pinpoint one single issue they&#039;d like to see addressed at the Democratic National Convention. Here are one voter&#039;s thoughts.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-democrats-talk-jobs-college-graduates-191200439.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 15:12:00 -0400Yahoo! Contributor Networkfirst-person-democrats-talk-jobs-college-graduates-191200439<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-democrats-talk-jobs-college-graduates-191200439.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ze18RcZ96.ZEP8ei_iYPsA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2489576.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="First Person: Democrats Should Talk About Jobs for College Graduates" align="left" title="First Person: Democrats Should Talk About Jobs for College Graduates" border="0" /></a>Yahoo! News asked voters to pinpoint one single issue they&#039;d like to see addressed at the Democratic National Convention. Here are one voter&#039;s thoughts.</p><br clear="all"/>The Lizard Project: why scientists and teachers should work together for science outreachhttp://news.yahoo.com/lizard-project-why-scientists-teachers-together-science-outreach-142800120.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 10:28:00 -0400Scientific Americanlizard-project-why-scientists-teachers-together-science-outreach-142800120To keep up on the latest diversity news from the Republican National Convention, check out our dedicated gallery of related coverage.Jobs Abound, But Education Hinders Applicants: Despite plenty of job openings in the U.S., the people who are closest to those jobs are also the most likely to lack the skills or education to quality, according to a new study as reported on by The Atlantic. Of the vacant jobs in the U.S., 43 percent require a bachelor?s degree or more; only 24 percent are open for applicants without at least some higher education. ...http://news.yahoo.com/diversity-roundup-jobs-abound-education-hinders-applicants-115923618--politics.htmlFri, 31 Aug 2012 07:59:23 -0400National Journaldiversity-roundup-jobs-abound-education-hinders-applicants-115923618--politicsCHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Teachers Union voted on Thursday to allow its first strike in 25 years starting on September 10 in the nation's third-largest school district if negotiators cannot reach a contract with city officials. The strike would start during the second week of classes for most of the system's more than 400,000 students. The last Chicago teachers' strike lasted four weeks in 1987. ...http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-teachers-vote-strike-september-10-no-deal-014836946.htmlThu, 30 Aug 2012 21:48:36 -0400Reuterschicago-teachers-vote-strike-september-10-no-deal-014836946Chicago Teachers Union members will walk off the job Sept. 10 unless a new contract is reached with the school district because teachers are "tired of being bullied, belittled and betrayed," the union's president said late Thursday.http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-teachers-union-sets-sept-10-strike-date-014009274.htmlThu, 30 Aug 2012 21:40:09 -0400Associated Presschicago-teachers-union-sets-sept-10-strike-date-014009274The former superintendent for Broken Arrow Public Schools was indicted Thursday by Oklahoma's multicounty grand jury on bribery and conspiracy charges.http://news.yahoo.com/ex-okla-educator-indicted-windstream-named-005258105--finance.htmlThu, 30 Aug 2012 20:52:58 -0400Associated Pressex-okla-educator-indicted-windstream-named-005258105--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fears-taiwan-over-downside-education-boom-144704965.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SPaOS8PDThWJCFnX1gvfIA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1346337817303-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="High school students study at a cram school in Taipei" align="left" title="High school students study at a cram school in Taipei" border="0" /></a>When Hsu Chung-hsin went to university three decades ago he became part of a small elite in Taiwan. Now virtually everyone can enter higher education. That, he thinks, is deplorable.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fears-taiwan-over-downside-education-boom-144704965.htmlThu, 30 Aug 2012 10:47:04 -0400AFPfears-taiwan-over-downside-education-boom-144704965<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fears-taiwan-over-downside-education-boom-144704965.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SPaOS8PDThWJCFnX1gvfIA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1346337817303-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="High school students study at a cram school in Taipei" align="left" title="High school students study at a cram school in Taipei" border="0" /></a>When Hsu Chung-hsin went to university three decades ago he became part of a small elite in Taiwan. Now virtually everyone can enter higher education. That, he thinks, is deplorable.</p><br clear="all"/>The Chicago Teachers Union issued a 10-day strike notice Wednesday, saying teachers in the nation's third-largest school district are ready to walk off the job for the first time in 25 years.http://news.yahoo.com/chicago-teachers-union-gives-10-day-strike-notice-215053086.htmlThu, 30 Aug 2012 09:18:35 -0400Associated Presschicago-teachers-union-gives-10-day-strike-notice-215053086To keep up on the latest diversity news from the Republican National Convention, check out our dedicated gallery of related coverage.Jobs Abound, But Education Hinders Applicants: Despite plenty of job openings in the U.S., the people who are closest to those jobs are also the most likely to lack the skills or education to quality, according to a new study as reported on by The Atlantic. Of the vacant jobs in the U.S., 43 percent require a bachelor?s degree or more; only 24 percent are open for applicants without at least some higher education. ...http://news.yahoo.com/diversity-roundup-jobs-abound-education-hinders-applicants-094718352--politics.htmlThu, 30 Aug 2012 05:47:18 -0400National Journaldiversity-roundup-jobs-abound-education-hinders-applicants-094718352--politicsThe Republican National Committee?s platform on education contains a lot of tea party buzzwords: abstinence, English-first, homeschooling, vouchers, local control. But the document also shows signs that the GOP is willing to embrace some type of benchmarking (that is, regulation) for public schools. The platform talks about ?accountability,? ?higher expectations for all students,? and options for students in failing schools. It?s a far cry from eliminating the Education Department.http://news.yahoo.com/education-gop-distances-itself-tea-party-192514852--politics.htmlWed, 29 Aug 2012 15:25:14 -0400National Journaleducation-gop-distances-itself-tea-party-192514852--politics<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/swaziland-reinstates-teachers-fired-going-strike-192326361.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ycjT5bFlPrmnQgBrMOV_oA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1346268192637-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A group of pupils sit in an empty geography class at St Mark&#039;s High School in Mbabane in July 2012" align="left" title="A group of pupils sit in an empty geography class at St Mark&#039;s High School in Mbabane in July 2012" border="0" /></a>Swaziland on Wednesday reinstated over 200 teachers fired earlier in August for participating in a six-week long strike.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/swaziland-reinstates-teachers-fired-going-strike-192326361.htmlWed, 29 Aug 2012 15:23:26 -0400AFPswaziland-reinstates-teachers-fired-going-strike-192326361<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/swaziland-reinstates-teachers-fired-going-strike-192326361.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ycjT5bFlPrmnQgBrMOV_oA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1346268192637-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A group of pupils sit in an empty geography class at St Mark&#039;s High School in Mbabane in July 2012" align="left" title="A group of pupils sit in an empty geography class at St Mark&#039;s High School in Mbabane in July 2012" border="0" /></a>Swaziland on Wednesday reinstated over 200 teachers fired earlier in August for participating in a six-week long strike.</p><br clear="all"/>For-profit colleges can help meet the demand for higher education and the needs of non-traditional students, such as those who can only attend part time or are returning to school as older students.http://news.yahoo.com/harkin-report-loans-pay-off-nothing-show-164432143.htmlWed, 29 Aug 2012 12:44:32 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPharkin-report-loans-pay-off-nothing-show-164432143The Brookings Institution released a long-term study earlier this month that examined the effects of school vouchers on eventual college enrollment. The academics had their say, but what do educators?the ones who are interacting with students on a daily basis?and other education-policy advocates have to say about it? Here we share some reactions from Twitter.http://news.yahoo.com/educators-social-media-react-school-voucher-study-brookings-092108204--politics.htmlWed, 29 Aug 2012 08:22:07 -0400National Journaleducators-social-media-react-school-voucher-study-brookings-092108204--politicsAn Assembly resolution urging California colleges and universities to squelch nascent anti-Semitism also encouraged educators to crack down on demonstrations against Israel, angering advocates for Muslim students.http://news.yahoo.com/calif-lawmakers-denounce-anti-semitism-colleges-081610817.htmlWed, 29 Aug 2012 04:16:10 -0400Associated Presscalif-lawmakers-denounce-anti-semitism-colleges-081610817<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-courts-college-students-returning-campus-071819268--election.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HRL_otnhHcGCcNqwa0hR1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/01753c1941ad9318190f6a706700a707.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event at Iowa State University, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event at Iowa State University, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama, appealing to students who powered his first White House run, swooped onto college campuses Tuesday to remind those returning to class that they hold a unique power to determine the election.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-courts-college-students-returning-campus-071819268--election.htmlTue, 28 Aug 2012 19:43:48 -0400Associated Pressobama-courts-college-students-returning-campus-071819268--election<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-courts-college-students-returning-campus-071819268--election.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HRL_otnhHcGCcNqwa0hR1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/01753c1941ad9318190f6a706700a707.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event at Iowa State University, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event at Iowa State University, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>President Barack Obama, appealing to students who powered his first White House run, swooped onto college campuses Tuesday to remind those returning to class that they hold a unique power to determine the election.</p><br clear="all"/>Canadian teachers on Tuesday protested proposals for a two-year pay freeze and curbs to their collective bargaining rights to help pay down Ontario province's $14.8 billion budget deficit.http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-canada-teachers-protest-pay-freeze-203454707.htmlTue, 28 Aug 2012 16:34:54 -0400AFPthousands-canada-teachers-protest-pay-freeze-203454707WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. colleges, holding onto a shrinking lead as the world's biggest educator of international students, are eyeing a promising new market in Brazil, an emerging economy with big hopes for the future but a shortage of skilled labor. U.S. Commerce Undersecretary Francisco Sanchez will lead officials from 66 U.S. colleges and universities to Brasilia, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro beginning Thursday on what he told Reuters is the biggest trade mission of the Obama administration. ...http://news.yahoo.com/u-colleges-see-opportunity-brazil-sends-students-abroad-190939718.htmlTue, 28 Aug 2012 15:10:30 -0400Reutersu-colleges-see-opportunity-brazil-sends-students-abroad-190939718Over the next couple of weeks, students will once again fill America?s college and university campuses?and they?ll be hungry. The cost to feed them?http://news.yahoo.com/college-students-serve-us-real-food-please-151538918.htmlTue, 28 Aug 2012 11:15:38 -0400Takepart.comcollege-students-serve-us-real-food-please-151538918<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/world-chefs-trotter-marks-milestone-closing-restaurant-090205289.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gNqbu4g4f8oyY8zfBdRh1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-28T150417Z_2_CBRE87R131000_RTROPTP_2_FOOD-CHEFS-TROTTER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="American chef Charlie Trotter prepares a dish at his Chicago restaurant in this undated handout photo" align="left" title="American chef Charlie Trotter prepares a dish at his Chicago restaurant in this undated handout photo" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Charlie Trotter will mark the 25th anniversary of his Chicago restaurant on Friday by closing its doors permanently so he can pursue a master&#039;s degree in philosophy. Charlie Trotter&#039;s has won every major U.S. culinary award for its innovative American cuisine, while its wine program with over 1,800 selections from around the world has garnered equal acclaim. The 52-year-old Chicago native spoke to Reuters about the current dining scene, his academic future and his last dinner at his restaurant. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/world-chefs-trotter-marks-milestone-closing-restaurant-090205289.htmlTue, 28 Aug 2012 10:02:58 -0400Reutersworld-chefs-trotter-marks-milestone-closing-restaurant-090205289<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/world-chefs-trotter-marks-milestone-closing-restaurant-090205289.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gNqbu4g4f8oyY8zfBdRh1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-28T150417Z_2_CBRE87R131000_RTROPTP_2_FOOD-CHEFS-TROTTER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="American chef Charlie Trotter prepares a dish at his Chicago restaurant in this undated handout photo" align="left" title="American chef Charlie Trotter prepares a dish at his Chicago restaurant in this undated handout photo" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Charlie Trotter will mark the 25th anniversary of his Chicago restaurant on Friday by closing its doors permanently so he can pursue a master&#039;s degree in philosophy. Charlie Trotter&#039;s has won every major U.S. culinary award for its innovative American cuisine, while its wine program with over 1,800 selections from around the world has garnered equal acclaim. The 52-year-old Chicago native spoke to Reuters about the current dining scene, his academic future and his last dinner at his restaurant. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Everyone knows that college can be a "melting pot" of ideas and perspectives. And at the start of my freshman year at Princeton, I was particularly excited to meet students from across the country with a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives. I expected traditional forms of diversity?geographic, racial, ethnic, religious, gender and sexuality?but one form that surprised me was the diverse educational background of members of our freshman class.http://news.yahoo.com/op-ed-college-students-great-schools-glass-hallways-183100876.htmlMon, 27 Aug 2012 14:31:00 -0400Takepart.comop-ed-college-students-great-schools-glass-hallways-183100876

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